MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F003.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F003.rap.sound Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 20 Date: 3 hour RUC valid 12Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 24.88,-86.68 Latitude: 24.88 Longitude: -86.68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1013 4 27.4 24.4 84 3.0 25.2 105 12 299.4 303.0 297.9 356.1 19.36 1 1000 117 26.1 23.3 84 2.8 24.0 104 13 299.3 302.6 297.2 352.7 18.27 2 950 569 22.4 21.2 93 1.2 21.5 107 14 299.9 303.0 296.5 349.3 16.90 3 900 1039 19.4 17.9 91 1.5 18.4 109 15 301.5 304.1 295.3 344.1 14.48 4 850 1529 16.7 13.5 81 3.3 14.6 107 15 303.7 305.8 293.8 337.9 11.50 5 800 2044 13.4 10.7 84 2.7 11.7 102 13 305.4 307.3 293.3 335.9 10.16 6 750 2584 9.5 9.0 97 0.5 9.2 99 11 306.9 308.7 293.3 336.1 9.67 7 700 3155 7.9 5.8 86 2.1 6.6 101 10 311.3 312.9 293.5 336.9 8.30 8 650 3770 7.3 -0.1 59 7.5 3.2 93 8 317.3 318.4 293.3 335.8 5.83 9 600 4423 3.4 -12.7 30 16.1 -3.3 82 4 320.0 320.5 291.2 328.0 2.40 10 550 5123 -0.6 -39.9 3 39.3 -9.2 131 3 323.3 323.4 290.0 324.1 0.22 11 500 5875 -6.2 -34.8 8 28.6 -12.8 135 6 325.4 325.5 290.8 326.9 0.40 12 450 6689 -11.1 -35.3 12 24.2 -16.3 81 5 329.2 329.3 291.9 330.8 0.42 13 400 7584 -15.9 -28.6 33 12.7 -19.0 19 3 334.3 334.5 293.7 337.7 0.91 14 350 8577 -22.2 -35.1 30 12.8 -24.6 283 9 338.8 338.9 294.6 340.9 0.55 15 300 9689 -31.1 -45.5 23 14.4 -32.7 296 14 341.5 341.6 294.9 342.4 0.22 16 250 10952 -41.8 -52.9 29 11.0 -42.5 282 18 343.9 343.9 295.4 344.3 0.11 17 200 12425 -53.4 -67.9 15 14.5 -53.7 262 22 348.3 348.3 296.3 348.4 0.02 18 150 14212 -67.8 -77.1 25 9.3 -67.9 284 22 353.3 353.3 297.3 353.3 0.01 19 100 16571 -78.0 -86.4 24 8.4 -78.0 300 9 377.0 377.0 301.8 377.0 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5758.05 m Freezing level: 557.90 mb = 5012.37 m = 16444.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 625.30 mb = 4085.84 m = 13404.82 ft Precipitable water: 1.89 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 61.77 % Est. max temperature: 31.06 C = 87.91 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 970.92 mb = 377.01 m = 1236.88 ft T: 23.95 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.22 C/km ThetaE index: 20.23 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 927.54 mb = 776.99 m = 2549.15 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.13 g/kg Conv temperature: 28.54 C = 83.37 F Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lifted Index: -3.33 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.78 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.68 C Showalter Index: 1.42 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.69 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.98 C Cross Totals Index: 19.71 C K Index: 34.31 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 198.25 Risk: None Energy Index: -2.04 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1027.02 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 45.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 1.75 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.39 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.40 mb = 685.16 m = 2247.86 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 912.40 mb = 919.85 m = 3017.85 ft Equ Level (EL): 182.40 mb = 12997.26 m = 42641.40 ft B at Equ Level: 1024.59 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 105.1 at 9.6 knts Storm direction: 135.1 at 7.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.3 neg: 0.6 tot: 0.9 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -16.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 4.3 neg: -9.3 tot: -5.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.26 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.5 stream: -0.4 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.03 Bulk Rich Number: 632.13 Bulk Shear: 1.62 m/s